Bloat(v. t.)
- To make turgid, as with water or air; to cause a swelling of the surface of, from effusion of serum in the cellular tissue, producing a morbid enlargement, often accompanied with softness.
Bloat(v. t.)
- To inflate; to puff up; to make vain.
Bloat(v. i.)
- To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell.
Bloat(n.)
- A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.
Bloat(v. t.)
- To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.
Bloated(p. a.)
- Distended beyond the natural or usual size, as by the presence of water, serum, etc.; turgid; swollen; as, a bloated face. Also, puffed up with pride; pompous.